Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-26
srANCHEsTER MATTERS.
Itoms of Interest from over the
River.

The Hastings Court was engaged
yesterday, as it will be agaiH to-day, IN
the consideration of civil and chancery
cases. Applications for liquor. licenses
will be heard at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning. There are in this city near
twenty-five bar-keepers and retail
liquor-dealers. One license has been
taken out, and the tax paid in money.
The suit of Tucker against the city for
$4,000 damages, which grew out OF the
plaintiffs father falling from Four
tenth street into brick-yard and re-
ceiving injuries from which, it is al
legged, he died, is set for trial Thurs
day: Deputy-Sergeant I. II. Fisher
has summoned from Chesterfield list
of twenty-four citizens, from which to
obtain jury to try the case.
Rev. Thomas Needham, the eyange-
list preached three sermons in this
city Sunday, and on each occasion had
large and interested congregations to
hear him. He preached at the Balm
bridge-Street Baptist church i'll the
morning and at the Central Methodist
at night, and at both places q number
of persons arose for prayer. The union
meetings begun at the warehouse on
Hull street corner OF Third at 81
o'clock in the afternoon. The building,
which has been provided with seats and
comfortably fixed up for the meetings,
was quite well filed. Mr.. Needham,
who has so completely captiyated the
people here, preached one of his most
powerful sermons, and about fifty per-
sons asked to be remembered in prayer.
These meetings continue every night
this week. There is large, select choir,
which furnishes music nightly.
Despite the heavy rainfall Mr. Need
ham, who is stopping in Richmond,
came over last night and conducted ser
vices with small congregation. They
were held at the Methodist church and
were interesting as well as beneficial.
A Bible reading will be held at the
Presbyterian church at 3. o'clock this
afternoon.
Sunday morning Rev. T. 2. Epes,
pastor of the Presbyterian church here,
announced his intention to resign the
pastorate of the church, and next Sun
day he will submit formal resignation.
He has received call to Georgia and
will soon leave for that State. Mr..
| Epes is faithful minister of the Cos
pei, ripe scholar, II genial, pleasant
gentleman. and has won for himself
many friends here, who will hate to see
him leave, and who wish him success
in his new field.
Thirteen persons were baptized at
the Bainbridge-Street Baptist church
Sunday night, including two of the
children of the pastor, Rev. l.. K.
Thornhill. This was the close OF the
meetings which had been in progress
at this church for five consecutive
weeks. which resulted in the conversion
OF about fifty persons. Thirty-three
have been received for baptism.
Some months ago the City Council
adopted a resolution making IN appro-
priation for paving the sidewalk on
| Eleventh street from Hull to the Bap-
| fist church, at the next corner. As yet
no steps have been taken toward the
execution of the work. This street, III
| its present condition in rainy weather,
is disgrace to the city.
There were no services at the West
End Methodist church on Sunday. The
pastor, Rev. Mr.. Dey, who has been i'll
Tor some weeks, is now sufficiently i'm
proved to sit up in his room. His
friends hope he will soon be out again.
Alegular meeting of the City School
Board will be held tonight. For spe-
cial reasons the hour of meeting will be
7 o'clock, and a prompt attendance /:
desired.